CKM Syndrome

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Some information for you that I think may well be
important for all of us to be aware of. And
I had not heard of this condition before, but it's
emerging in the healthcare community as a concern. There's a
collection of health conditions that can trigger get this heart disease,
kidney disease, and diabetes at the same time. Really it's

(00:23):
called the CKM syndrome. And we're joined for a few
minutes this morning by doctor Tiffany poul Wiley, a cardiologist
and a volunteer with the American Heart Association. Doctor.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Good morning, Hi, good morning, Thank you for having me.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
You're welcome. It's a pleasure to have you here. What
are we dealing with here? That's new? Why is this
seems to me suddenly a concern.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
So it's important to think about cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome
or CKM syndrome as a collection of health conditions. I
know it's a it's a lot of information, but it's
what's really important to know is that we want people
to understand that heart disease, kidney disease, but even diseases

(01:07):
like diabetes and obesity, these are interconnected diseases and they
can affect people at the same time, and so it's
important to think about how do we screen for the
important risk factors for these diseases.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
What would you say that an individual should do to
make sure that their doctor is screening correctly for this.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
So it's important to talk to your doctor about getting
screened for the risk factors that affect both heart disease
and kidney disease as well as diabetes. So these are
getting it's important to get screened for your blood pressure,
to get screened for your cholesterol, but also your blood sugar,
your weight, and most importantly and what people don't always

(01:51):
think about, is getting screened for kidney functions, So getting
those kidney tests when you go to the doctor, About.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
Nine of us adults the stat I saw a doctor
that have at least one of these one of these
symptoms or one of these criterion.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
That's right. So we've known from research recent research that
want nine and ten US adults have at least one
of the risk factors for CCM syndrome. But what that
really means is that many of us have issues with
our weight, with our blood pressure, with our blood sugar.

(02:28):
And what's important to understand is that these are things
that can be treated, but also that if you catch
them early and start taking care of them early, they
can you can actually prevent heart disease and kidney disease.
But you can also make sure that things get better.
And so what it's really important is getting the screening
done with your position.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
What would you Let's talk about treatment. What I suppose
a doctor says, you know what, there's CKM going on
in you, and here's what we can do to treat it.
What would that be?

Speaker 2 (03:00):
So the treatment for CCM syndrome are medications. There are
things new medications for diabetes and for heart disease that
can help and actually treating the kidneys as well. So
it's important to ask for medications and making sure that

(03:21):
you're on the right medications when you talk to your doctor.
The other big piece is making sure that you're working
towards preventing things from getting any difference, and so that
means making sure on the right diet, making sure you're
getting enough physical activity, and talking to your doctor about
prevention as well.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
You know, I'm interested in your take as a cardiologist
and something that we chat about here on this program frequently,
and that is diet. Because you see all kinds of
conflicting articles about well, this is the diet you need
to be and no that's not the one that you know.
Where do you come down. I understand we're going to

(04:01):
be getting a new food pyramid issued from HHS. Where
do you come down on the ideal diet?

Speaker 2 (04:08):
So, honestly, to be perfectly honest, there's no such thing
as the ideal diet. It really is about making sure
that you are eating a heart healthy diet, and so
that means getting enough fruits and vegetables, making sure that
you're limiting your the different types of high fat protein,

(04:33):
trying to eat lean meat, so lean cuts of meat
as opposed to more fatty meats, but also making sure
that you limit sugar, sweet and beverages. But really, the
best diet for anyone is really a diet that they
can they can stick with and making sure that they
limit their portions.

Speaker 1 (04:51):
Probably not long, John Silvers, three times a day, it
would be my guest doc, right.

Speaker 2 (04:56):
Probably not ideal, not ideal, not the ideal diet.

Speaker 1 (04:59):
Hey, thank you, thanks so much for your time. I
appreciate you coming on all right.

Speaker 2 (05:03):
Thank you so much. If people want more information, heart
dot org backslash my CKM Health. It is where to
get it.

Speaker 1 (05:10):
Got it, Thank you so much, Doctor Tiffany Powell Wiley
here